A few days prior, an odd transmission was sent to ALAIS and it took some time to process parts of it. The biggest issue is, just like in 065, the identities of those talking were replaced with Persons X Y and Z. Furthermore, Luna was feeling something tingle in her memory banks. A mental lock that was potentially ready to unlock. They began to question a lot of the things included, trying to figure out who X,Y, and Z are.
Patrice - C'est interessant, ça. Project SOLARSHADE?
Krystal - Yeah. It's something that's been apparently cooking for months now. Seems like even the FPK stuff was part of it too. I just wish we knew who was behind all of this.
Luna - Though do you think they would've sent me the transmission?
Patrice - I don't suppose Tsukiyomi is the female voice?
Krystal - We have no idea. All we were able to decode was that the voice was feminine.
ALAIS - I can say. The voice. Is vaguely. Familiar. However. But it is. Distorted. So it is hard. To tell. Exactly. Whose. It is.
Patrice - I ran on the assumption that this is, like, a talk between the top brass at the Syndicate, so Tsukiyomi would probably be in there. That's just a guess, though, hardly backed up by any evidence.
Krystal - That's the thing. FMS top brass was 2 people. Tsukuyomi and Chandra. As far as we know, Chandra is dead.
ALAIS - It is the same. At Solaire. Sol and Sienna.
Patrice - So it's back to square one, it seems. Not that it ever made it out of there in the first place.
Krystal - Unfortunately.
Patrice - I mean, this is really putting up more questions than answers, which is always a rough time.
Krystal - Indeed. We're less than two weeks away.
Patrice - I feel like I've theorized about there being a mentor-mentee kinda thing with the killers behind the flesh pile murders, but that seems almost unrelated to the thing between Solaire and the Syndicate that I have to question if the killers are related at all with the whole feud, or if they're just pouring petrol on the roaring hearth for their own benefit. And even that I can't decide.
More of the transmission is decoded but all of the names are still decoded. What seems to be more prevalent, however, is that Persons X and Z seem to be related. Almost like a parent and kid situation. An image is included as well, but it’s heavily glitched and nearly impossible.
Viper - Z seems related to X, there's a possible connection there
Krystal - A father and child situation, it seems.
Patrice - Curiouser and curiouser. Z is, I feel, almost certainly X's daughter, to some aspect. Reading back, if we're going by the analogy, it would seem to suggest that one of Chandra and Sol is alive? And that Rebecca and Tsukiyomi would physically clash some time in the near future?
Also, who are the benefactors?
Krystal - Unknown. We continue to decode the transmission though. Hopefully we can get another update out later. I might be able to decode the image as well.
Patrice - That would be most useful, and I would thank you in advance, Krystal.
Krystal - Of course. This is quite literally my job after all. I want to help my Lunie and all of her friends as much as I can. I never stopped, even after death. And Viper, the issue is we currently do not know of anyone who fits the bill. It is a family of sorts though.
The image continues to be cleaned up. It appears to be a red star with something green in the background. Krystal wonders who even sent it in the first place. It also appears that Person X has intense anger problems.
Patrice - Not gonna lie, looks like a star to me. But that's probably because it's still a touch on the low-res side.
ALAIS - I am not usually one to decrypt images. I apologize for the low quality. I will continue to work on making it clearer.
Patrice - Thanks, Alais. For all the help.
ALAIS - Of course.
Patrice - Of the new extract, not much there. X seems to have a temper of the explosive kind, and X & Z want to bring their mother (Z) / wife (X) back.
I wonder, I do wonder...
An interesting familial revelation is made in searching through Luna’s archives by Patrice.
Patrice - >helpme user search Rebecca Wright
Memory MAP - Searching. One moment please.
Rebecca Sienna Wright - Age 23
Current CO-LEADER of Solaire Enterprises. LEADER of Financial Operations and Overseer of Product Development.
Sienna is also the Head Detective of the Agency of Arcane Affairs - Criminal Justice Department
Patrice - >helpme Rebecca Wright family
Memory MAP - Parents - Toby Wright (father - deceased) // Maria Estelle (mother - alive)
Patrice - >helpme Elara Nightshade family
Memory MAP - Parents - Jan Solaire (adopted father) // Phoebe Nightshade (adopted mother)
Real parents - Information Unknown
sorry i can't be more help patrice ;-;
Elara - ...
Patrice - That's alright, helpme. Sorry, Elara.
Elara - It's okay. It's true, I'm not actually a Nightshade, but I was given this last name when I was really young
Patrice - Do you remember what happened before your adoption? You don't have to answer if you don't feel like it, Elara.
Elara - Vaguely. I remember being alone walking around Central Square when some dudes in robes picked me up. I fought them off of me but then Phoebe found me. She told me mom and dad were dead. I was like 5 at the time so of course i had no idea what "dead" meant.
Patrice - I see. Do you remember them? Your biological parents, I mean.
Elara - Barely. I mean I remember what dad looked like. Mom not so much, apparently she died giving birth to me.
At least that's what Phoebe told me.
Nothing like being called a cursed child all my life to destroy any bit of self-worth.
And so I stayed. Stayed there for all my life, even going to Meridian for a few months.
One final update was released. One that shook Luna to her very core. Something about Person Y rubs her the wrong way, its description is much too familiar to her.
Luna - ... I hate it. I actually hate it. How?? Jet black hair, a tome, and a wicked smile??? BUT THAT CAN’T BE!
Krystal - We're here for you Luna.
We're just uh.
A bit outmatched at the moment.
Luna - Great. That's what I needed to hear right now.
Krystal - would you rather I lie?
Luna - No, I appreciate the honesty. But sometimes I need just that bit of unreality in the midst of situations like these, Anyway, if anyone has any ideas of what could be going on, even just wild guesses, we could really use the help.
Patrice - OK... I think I have an idea, but the implications are... not great.
Krystal - Oh? We're listening.
Patrice - Who got infinity bracelets?
Luna - Lemme see here, I have one. Mine’s cyan.
Hinata - Mine’s yellow! Riri’s is dark blue I believe?
Luna - And uh. My sister has the other one. Pink. It was meant to show friendship I believe? Like we'd always be connected no matter what
Patrice - And who is currently residing in Capital City?
Luna - Lemme see here. Hinata and I are in Fairview. And Elara is. Uh. ...
Patrice - Yeah, I hate that implication too. Probably only rivalled by the implication of who Y is.
Luna - ...
Elara - I'm here Luna. I'm done running.
Patrice - 'cause, and I really, really do wonder how, but... if I'm correct, then Y is Chandra. Somehow.
Elara - [Elara takes a deep breath, realizing everything was about to crumble down] ......correct.
I don't... I still don't understand how he's revived again.
I hate its laugh.
Patrice - And then X is your biological father, I'm assuming?
Elara - [With a wistful smile, Elara responds] Correct. As you've learned recently, I was adopted by Phoebe and Jan when I was really young. She told me... he died. he was killed. It's uh. Extremely hard to talk about all of this. I'm sorry.
Luna - So wait. You... started this?
Patrice - Sorry, Elara. Wouldn't have gone digging about if it weren't for a nagging feeling. Though, I do reckon that it's more likely that Father Dearest and Chandra started the domino, and Elara is just being strung along for the ride. It's but a conjecture, though, so make of it what you will.
Elara - ...no. It was me. I wanted to find a way to force FMS's hand and stop Project Solaire Eclipse. But uh. Look, I had good intentions. I only wanted to remove the problems from the equation. But. Look, what matters is. …
>Elara has left the chat.
Luna - ...elara???
Patrice - Shit.
Luna - What just happened.
ELARA
WHAT THE FUCK
Patrice - I think... need to come to the Church.
Luna - The Church? uh. Mind if I come with? I know it's dangerous for me to be in capital city right now, but. I can't just sit here and do nothing about this.
Patrice - No, I don't mind. Need as much firepower as possible on our side.
Riri - Hey, what happened? Should I come too?
Luna - Apparently Elara is working with Chandra on something. And then she left the server before we learned more. Patrice and I are about to go explore the church to look for her. Just know that the church and uh all of Capital City is super dangerous at the moment, especially if I'm there. I'm wanted by The Church for whatever bullshit they need me for. Look, even I shouldn't be going to this. I'm terrified that I'm going to be captured, but I'm stronger than I've ever been before. I.. would recommend not coming, unless you're okay with that risk.
Patrice - It's definitely risky, that's for sure. Don't know what would be waiting there.
Luna - I agree. I have no idea what to do. Basically we'd be going into the wolves' den completely blind. I know where Elara's bedroom is at least. I'm at Central Square whenever you're ready Patrice. I uh. Made my peace with some things.